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Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 E-rate: who serves it, contracts ending, C2 budget left

USAC committed $1M to Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 (Illinois) over FY2024-2026 across 16 funding requests from 6 providers; $1M Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 1 contract ends in the next 12 months and 0 Form 470s are open.

Selling to Bloomington Public Schools, District 87? USAC committed $1M to it over FY2024-2026, $273K in FY2026. Here is who holds its services today, which contracts end soon, what equipment is already installed, and how much Category 2 budget it still has to spend.

Illinois · FY2026 · updated nightly from USAC open data
For providers and resellersSelling to Bloomington Public Schools, District 87
0open 470s

No 470 open today

When Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 posts a Form 470 it takes bids for 28 days. The alert below tells you the day it does.

$1MC2 budget left

Money still to spend

Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary).

Budget $1.3M
1contracts ending

Within 12 months

E-rate contracts at Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 that reach their end date in the next year.

Next: Heart Technologies, Inc., Sep 30, 2027
See its 470s, incumbents and budget →Free account. Opens on Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 with every open 470, who holds each service and the Category 2 budget left.
1 of 6 FY2026 requests had a single bidder80% discount rate: pays 20 cents on the dollarIncumbents: Forward Edge, LLC, Heart Technologies, Inc., Metro Fiber Networks, Inc., Twin State Technical Services Ltd.Email me when Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 opens a 470
$1M
committed FY2024-2026
16
funding requests
6
providers
$1M
C2 left, FY2026-2030

Commitments by year

Funding yearCommittedFunding requestsProviders
FY2026$273,02764
FY2025$348,18384
FY2024$380,51422

Who serves Bloomington Public Schools, District 87

Every provider with a funded request at Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.

ProviderServicesYearsCommitted FY2024-2026
Qubit Networks, LLCInternal connectionsFY2024, FY2025$364,060
Forward Edge, LLCInternal connections, Managed Wi-FiFY2025, FY2026$253,887
Metro Fiber Networks, Inc.Data and internetFY2024, FY2025, FY2026$167,760
Heart Technologies, Inc.Internal connectionsFY2026$145,040
STL Business & Technology Solutions, Inc.Managed Wi-FiFY2025$61,440
Twin State Technical Services Ltd.Managed Wi-FiFY2026$9,536

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

Contract end dates as filed on the Form 471; June 30 funding-year boundaries are left out.

ProviderServiceCommittedEnds
Heart Technologies, Inc.Internal connections$142,682Sep 30, 2027

What is already installed

Category 2 line items FY2024-2026: the installed base a competing bid has to fit, or replace.

ManufacturerLine itemsQuantityCostModelsLatest
Extreme Networks9805$350,075Power Cord 15A, 920W AC Power Supply, IQ Pilot 5400FY2025
HPE Aruba5845$164,042HPE Aruba Central Advanced - Subscription License - 1 Access Point - 5 Year, Aruba Central Foundation - Subscription License - 1 Access Point - 3 Year Electronic, Aruba AP-655 Tri Band 802.llax 7.80 Gblt/s Wireless Access Point - 2.40 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz - Internal MIMD Technology - 2 x Network (RJ-45) - 2,5 Glgablt Ethernet, S Gigablt Ethernet - Bluetooth 5 - 42.50 W - Celling MountableFY2025
Vertiv224$19,460Vertlv Liebert Battery Cabinet - 48 V DC, Vertlv Liebert PSIS UPS -1500VA/l350W Line Interactive, Rack{fower, with NIC - 2U Tower/Rack Convertible -AVR-4 Hour Recharge - 6 Minute Stand-by - 6 x NEMA S-15RFY2025

Category 2 budget

CycleBudgetLeftStatusConsultant on file
FY2026-2030$1,287,226$1,015,843PreliminaryBTU Consultants; E-RATE ONLINE LLC

Common questions

Who provides E-rate services to Bloomington Public Schools, District 87?

Qubit Networks, LLC (Internal connections, $364K); Forward Edge, LLC (Internal connections, Managed Wi-Fi, $254K); Metro Fiber Networks, Inc. (Data and internet, $168K); Heart Technologies, Inc. (Internal connections, $145K); STL Business & Technology Solutions, Inc. (Managed Wi-Fi, $61K).

How much E-rate Category 2 budget does Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 have left?

$1M of a $1.3M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary), as of Nov 5, 2026.

Which of Bloomington Public Schools, District 87's E-rate contracts end soon?

Heart Technologies, Inc., Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027.

What network equipment does Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 use?

Extreme Networks (9 line items); HPE Aruba (5 line items); Vertiv (2 line items), from Form 471 line items FY2024-2026.

Does Bloomington Public Schools, District 87 have an E-rate Form 470 open right now?

Not as of Nov 5, 2026. Form 470s post most weeks in the fall and winter and take bids for 28 days.

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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Nov 5, 2026. Figures are as USAC publishes them; committed amounts are funding commitments, not payments. Contract end dates on June 30 are left out because many applicants enter the funding-year end instead. Check the source before acting. See something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.